Chapter 701: Half-Way Champion
After the first round of the 2014/2015 Premier League season, Leicester City were in first place in the Premier League with a goal difference of four goals.
That's enough to get Foxes fans excited for days.
Even if they knew that with Lu Wenbin's leadership, Leicester City's results would not be bad, but everyone didn't dare to imagine that they would rank first as soon as they came up.
The results are now being achieved.
On August 23, in the second round of the Premier League, Leicester City challenged Mourinho's local tyrant team Chelsea, led by Cech, Cesc Fabregas, Drogba, Costa, Terry and other superstars.
After 90 minutes, it was 2-3 on the big screens, with Didier Drogba and Cesc Fabregas netting twice for the Blues, but Lu Wenbin led Leicester to Stamford Bridge away with two free-kicks and an assist.
Lu Wenbin's superstar role is undoubtedly apparent.
On August 27, in the second round of the English League Cup, Premier League teams joined.
Leicester City gave up the game, and Lu Wenbin did not make the squad, losing 0-1 to the opponent.
Because of the team's lineup, and Lu Wenbin will return to the national team to play the 2015 Australian Asian Cup in January next year, and he will not be able to participate in the FA Cup and League Cup during that period.
Therefore, after discussing with Chairman Vichai, Vice Chairman Xu Shengyuan, Head Coach Pearson and others, Lu Wenbin decided to give up the League Cup and FA Cup, go all out to win the Premier League title, and finally get the top four to enter the Champions League next season.
Participating in the Champions League is a necessary condition for Lu Wenbin to win the triple crown and seven crowns.
This is the first time that Lu Wenbin has taken the initiative to give up the championship that his team can strive for, but there is no way to do it.
Leicester City's squad does not have the strength to fight on multiple fronts and compete for the title on multiple fronts.
Only after winning the Premier League title this season and the team's income increases, the squad will be strengthened next season to compete for more titles.
On August 31, in the third round of the Premier League, Leicester City hosted Arsenal, another strong opponent.
However, after 90 minutes, Leicester City, who had given up the Carabao Cup and had plenty of rest, won 3-1 against Arsenal, with Lu Wenbin continuing to dominate the game with one goal and two assists.
With the progress of the Premier League, Lu Wenbin and his teammates have become more and more tacit, and the confidence of these promoted players has become stronger and stronger, and Leicester City has shown the temperament of a championship team.
In particular, N'Golo Kante, a 23-year-old young defender brought in from Ligue 2 side Caen, showed extraordinary strength after a few games.
This 23-year-old, 169cm tall French midfielder, full of physical fitness, strong physique, active running, accurate positioning, personal defensive strength, although not as good as Lu Wenbin, but already has the shadow of the world's top back.
Coupled with Lu Wenbin's guidance, Kante's progress is also fast, which is simply visible to the naked eye.
On September 21, in the fifth round of the English Premier League, Leicester City hosted Manchester United, Lu Wenbin even left Kante alone, and his position was more advanced, allowing Mahrez to partner with Vardy to play a double striker, changing the formation to 4132, and focusing more on attack.
As a result, Lu Wenbin led Shinji Okazaki, Riyad Mahrez, Drinkwater, Vardy and others to break the Manchester United goal guarded by David De Gea six times, while Manchester United only scored one goal against Leicester City.
Most of United's attacks came to an abrupt halt when they met N'Golo Kante in midfield.
Kante has become the player who appears the most times in the live broadcast footage other than Lu Wenbin.
When commenting on the Leicester City game, the Chinese CCTV commentator even said "There is no hurdle that cannot be passed, only Kante who cannot be passed", reflecting Kante's performance in this game.
Because he has shares, the team makes money and dividends, Lu Wenbin has a spirit of ownership, regards every player in the team as his own asset, and is willing to use his skills and experience to guide all teammates from strikers to midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers.
Lu Wenbin's all-round experience in attack and defense allows players in every position in the team to get guidance from him and improve quickly.
Jamie Vardy and Mahrez learned to run without the ball and shoot from Lu Wenbin, Shinji Okazaki and Drinkwater learned to break through and pass assists from Lu Wenbin, Kante and several defenders learned to defend and block positions, and Schmeichel Jr. learned how to judge the ball and save from Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin is sharing the benefits he has gained from the championship system with his teammates, although it is not as obvious as the direct improvement of the system, but it is also much faster than the teammates' own training progress.
Leicester City, under the leadership of Lu Wenbin, gave up the FA Cup and League Cup to specialize in the league, and went all the way, winning a terrifying 12 consecutive victories, as many as 17 points clear of fifth place.
Champions League qualification is not a problem at all for Leicester City.
It's just a matter of whether we can win the championship.
At present, the tightest chasing Leicester City is Chelsea, with 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, only 7 points behind Leicester City.
Had it not been for Lu Wenbin's Leicester City to defeat Stamford Bridge, Chelsea would have even gone 12 games unbeaten.
In addition, Lu Wenbin will return to China to participate in the Asian Cup in January, even such a strong winning streak may not allow Leicester City to win the championship!
Chelsea do have money, and Mourinho is really too strong.
In the 13th round of the Premier League, Leicester City continued to win.
However, when facing Liverpool at home in the round of 14, Leicester City finally suffered Waterloo.
The reason is that N'Golo Kante has accumulated yellow cards and is suspended, Vardy and Mahrez are both injured, and Lu Wenbin is difficult to support alone.
Coupled with the goal handicap, Lu Wenbin only scored a long-range shot from outside the forbidden area in the whole game.
Liverpool, on the other hand, had Steven Gerrard and Sturridge score two goals in a 2-1 win over Leicester City.
Leicester's winning streak was interrupted.
Everyone was expecting the Blue Fox's morale to be hit and it would sink down.
However, everyone was disappointed.
Lu Wenbin's aura as a senior leader is not an ornament, as long as Lu Wenbin stands up and encourages, his teammates will regain their strength and continue to work hard.
With a 2-0 home win over Manchester City in the round of 16 and a 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the round of 18, Leicester City made another wave of four consecutive wins.
Because there is no winter break in the Premier League, Leicester City also has one more game until December 28.
On December 28, in the 19th round of the 2014/2015 Premier League season, Leicester City defeated Hull City 3-0 away and locked up the Premier League half-way title before New Year's Day.
In 19 league games, Leicester City maintained the top position in the table from the first round to the 19th round, and finished 11 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea at the half-time.
Although it cannot be said that the advantage is huge, it at least occupies the opportunity and gives Lu Wenbin more room for maneuver when he participates in the Asian Cup.
However, because the World Cup and the Premier League are more difficult, Lu Wenbin also retreats to play at the back of the waist more often, and the number of goals decreases.
In 2014, Lu Wenbin scored only 119 goals for the whole year, nearly 49 fewer than in 2013.
However, even so, it did not affect Lu Wenbin to continue to win awards crazily.
The European Golden Boot has been won at the beginning of the season, making it six in a row.
There is no suspense about the FIFA Ballon d'Or at the end of the year, and Lu Wenbin will become the first player in world football to win the Ballon d'Or five times in a row.
Next year's Laureus Award is also unsuspenseful.
Since Lu Wenbin got on the right track, these honors have basically become Lu Wenbin's bag.
PS: I just said that I would take a break for a while, and it was 2019 in a flash, so I can only resume the update, and I wish all book friends a happy New Year's Day and New Year 2019!
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